Improvement in horse-detachers



J. L; KELLUM. Horse-Detacher.

No. 196,361. Patented Oct. 23, 1877.

ATTORNEYS.

NJEIERS, PHDTO-UTNOGRAPHER. WASHNGTON. D. C.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OE IcE.

JOHN L. KELLUM, OF .SALEM, (MAXWELL STATION P. O.,) TENN, ASSIGNOR TOHIMSELF AND DANIEL L. BUOKNER, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-DETACHERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,361, dated October23, 1877; application filed September 1, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN L. KELLUM, of Salem, (Maxwell Station P. 0.,)county of Franklin, and State of Tennessee, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Whiffletrees, of which the following is aspecification:

Figure 1 is a rear view of a whiffletree to which my improvement hasbeen applied. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same, partly in section toshow the construction.

, Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish whiffletrees which shall beso constructed that the horse may be instantly detached should he becomefrightened or otherwise unmanageable, which will enable the horses to beeasily attached and detached, and which shall be simple in constructionand reliable in use.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claim.

In the drawing, A represents the Whittletree, to the ends of which areattached rods or pins B, to receive the ends of the tugs or traces. Oare two iron straps or plates placed upon the rear side of the arm ofthe Whittletree A, and secured in place by screws or bolts D, which passthrough short longitudinal slots 0 in said straps or plates, and into orthrough the said whiffletree A. Upon the outer ends of the straps orplates 0 are formed flanges c and hooks c. The flanges c extend acrossand fit upon the ends of the whiffletrees A, and have holes formedthrough them to receive the pins B, so that when the straps or plates 0are moved outward, the flanges 0 may push the tugs or traces oi the pinsB, and thus detach the horse. The hooks c are so formed that theirforward ends may reach to, or nearly to, the pins B at their outer ends,to keep the tugs or traces from slipping off the said pins B while inuse.

The rear sides of the arms of the whiffletree A have grooves a formed inthem to receive the rubber bands or other springs E, the outer ends ofwhich are attached to inwardly-projecting pins 0 secured to the strapsor plates 0, and their inner ends are secured to pins a attached to thewhiflletree A at the inner ends of the grooves a The springs E hold thestraps G drawn inward.

In the straps or plates G are formed short longitudinal slots 0 toreceive the inwardlyprojecting hooks, points, or pins f, formed upon orattached to the outer ends of the straps or bars F.

The inner ends of the straps or bars F are pivoted to the lever G uponthe opposite sides of and equally distant from its pivot. The lever G ispivoted to the center of the rear side of the whiflletree A, and itsupper end projects above said whiffletree, and has the end of a cord, H,attached to it. The cord H passes around a guide-pulley, I, pivoted tothe whiffletree A, or to a bracket attached to said whiffletree, andextends back to the carriage, where it is secured in such a positionthat it may be conveniently reached and operated by the driver whenrequired.

This device also enables the tugs or traces to be conveniently attachedto and detached.

from the whiffletree when attaching and detaching the horses.

In case the device is applied to a pair of whiffletrees, the two leversG should be connected by a rod, and the cord H should be attached to thesaid rod.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent The combination, with the lever G and straps FF, of the pin B and spring-held slide-bars O,

the latter being provided with end flanges c 1 0 as and for the purposespecified.

. JOHN L. KELLUM.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. BOWLING, ROBERT W. BOWLING.

